Sugar Ray Leonard

- Born: May 17, 1956
- Birth Place: Wilmington, North Carolina
- Height: 5 feet 10 inches
- Weight: 141 to 168 pounds
- Fights: 40
- Knockouts: 25
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997

Sugar Ray Leonard is a former Welterweight and Middleweight boxing champion and is often referred to as the best fighter of the 1980s.IBHOF: Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard was named after the singing legend Ray Charles and nicknamed "Sugar" by one of his coaches. Leonard is considered to be one of the best boxers of all time, winning world titles in more then one weight class and sparring with champions Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler. He also starred in the NBC reality TV show The Contender.
Achievements
- 1972: National Golden Gloves Lightweight champion
- 1973: National Golden Gloves Lightweight champion, defeating Hilmer Kenty
- 1973: Runner-up in National AAU Light Welterweight championships, losing to Randy Shields
- 1974: National AAU Light Welterweight champion
- 1974: National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight champion
- 1975: National AAU Light Welterweight champion
- 1975: Won the Light Welterweight gold medal for the United States at the Pan American Games
- 1976: Won the Light Welterweight gold medal for the United States at the Olympics in Montreal, Canada
Defeats

Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Donnie Lalonde, Wilfred Benitez, Floyd Mayweather, Ayub Kalule, Dave Green, Armando Muniz, Tony Chiaverini and Pete Ranzany.
Boxing Record
- Total fights: 40
- Wins: 36
- Wins by KO: 25
- Losses: 3
- Draws: 1
- No contests: 0

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Sugar Ray Leonard Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to Professional Boxing
- Career Stats
  - Height: 5' 10
  - Weight: Welterwight, Middleweight
  - Record: Wins - 36
  - Losses - 3
  - Wins By KO - 25
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Sugar Ray Leonard Timeline
- ESPN.com: Career Timeline
- May 17, 1956: Born
- 1974: Wins U.S. National Amateur Title
- 1976: Wins Gold Medal In Summer Olympic Games
- 1977: First Professional Fight Versus Luis "The Bull" Vega
- 1979: Wins Welterweight Title Versus Wilfred Benitez In 15th Round
- 1981: Wins World Junior Middleweight Title Versus Ayub Kaule
- 1982: First Retirement
- 1987: Comes Out Of Retirement And Beats Marvelous Marvin Hagler For The Middleweight Title
- 1997: Retires And Is Inducted Into International Boxing Hall Of Fame
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Sugar Ray Leonard News and Articles
- New York Post: "The Ring Thing 'Contender' Goes For The Title" (2007)
- East Side Boxing: "Love him or Hate Him, He Was The Fighter He Needed To Be!" (2006)
- IGN.com: Sugar Ray Leonard Interview
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